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Historical Event on 2/6/2000

''Water'' shooting stopped following suicide by a Shiv Sena activist; and director, Ms. Deepa Mehta asked to leave Varanasi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1883Henk JFM Sneevliet, leader RSAP/editor Spartacus (Dutch-Indies), was born.
7/7/1855As many as 30,000, people went to Calcutta alongwith weapons to fight the British army.
11/1/1991J.N. Dixit appointed the next Foreign Secretary.
10/21/2000Seema Antil becomes the first Indian ever to win a global title by bagging a gold medal in disc throw in the World Junior Athletic championship in Santiago.
9/20/1819Jose Custodio Faria (Joseph Stadio Faria), revolutionary scientist of Goa died.
1/28/1900General K.M. Cariappa, first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, was born at Sanivara, Santhai (Coorg).
9/27/1993Daily newspaper of Marathi Language ""Samna"" started its publication at Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad).
10/6/1913V. R. Kant, famous poet, was born.
5/17/1996Rusi Modi, cricketer (736 runs 10 post-war Tests for India), passed away.
9/24/1873Mahatma Jyotirao Phule established the 'Satyashodhak Samaj'.